The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-18
GARIBALDI,s OLD HOME.
Description of the Quaint House at Caprera
His Library and His Grave.

Boston Globe.
The chief entrance at Geribaldi's old home at
Caprera leads directly into the kitchen A few
bare rooms with white crested walls join it,
and in some of them beds have been put up for
Garibadis family. In the garden grow only
red flowers, it looks as if bloody dew had
fallen from the sky. Through the yard the
rooms are reached which Garioaldi Inhabited to
the last. In the little ante-room portraits OF
Nullo and the two Cairoles who fell at the Villa
Gloria. and a steel engraving of the Prince OF
Wales hang on the walls All have different
frames: the glass some of them is broken.
There is also a miserable little oil painting rep
resenting Italia thrusting her dagger into the
heart of the Pope
In the small library the few books of the man
who had not read much stand on two old, ricket-
ty bookcases. Some of the books are turned
upside down. and there is no attempt at arrang-
ing them. Most of the books are English, among
them Cobden's works and many English trans
lations of Italian books. volume OF oetosis
poems translated into English attracts atten-
ton by its worn binding, and next to 1t stands
curious and characteristic of the hero of bloody
battles with the enildlike heart heart-'Paul ct
Virginie." Many volume on agriculture and
LA Roumaine EconomiQue" show that Garls'
baldi was also student of economic questions
On the shelf, covered with dust and cobwebs,
lie the printed parliamentary papers From the
library you enter the sanctum OF the house, the
room In which, on june 2, 1882, Garibaldi died
at the age of seventy Ave; near the window
stands the poor campbell as it stood at the mo-
ment of his death. From it he could see his be-
loved sea and coast of Corsica. The parish OF
Livorno has put simple bronze railing round
the bed. Wreaths lie on the coverleu. One or
them bears the inscription. 1.-THE Italian Free
Masons to Their Grand Master" On round
table in the midst of the room three books,
Dante's Divine Comedy" an album with the
photographs of the Thousand" and Mchaud's
"Crusades," with Dore's illustrations. The
walls covered with many wreaths and pict-
ures, among them the portraits of GaribaldIs
mother and his youngest children.
An uneven path leads through the high room
to the place which Garibaldi had himself selected
for the cremation of his body. On two great
granite rocks he had built the funeral pile
which should consume his mortal remains. The
view from this place is magnificent over the
rough mountains of Sardinia, the little cliffs and
islands, which, yellow gold. rise out of the
dark blue sea and over the Corsican hills.
To be burned at this place was his last wish.
The sons who rot like their father have
left this wish unfufled. Garibaldis grave is at
the place where his two daughters are buried,
only nearer the sea- and in copse OF yew trees.
His monument is large rough block OF granite.
with only his name engraved into It. At this
grave the pilgrims from all parts of Italy assem-
ble and the edges of the banners OF all those
who fight for truth and light touched the holy
grave